Roderick Anderson

Roderick Anderson (born April 8, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He attended Angelina College for two years before transferring to the NCAA Division I, spending two years at Texas. In 1994–95 he led the NCAA in steals, averaging 3.4 per game. College career A Baton Rouge, Louisiana native, Anderson joined Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas in 1991. During his first season he averaged 29.3 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and was named a first-team junior college All-American at the end of his freshman season. In his sophomore season with the Angelina Roadrunners, Anderson posted averages of 28.6 points, 9 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game, and again earned first-team All-American honors. He scored 47 points in 1993 against Navarro College, an all-time record for Angelina. He also holds the record for most free throws in a single game with 25. In 2015 Anderson was inducted in the Angelina Hall of Fame. Anderson's performances at JUCO level earned him attention from three Division I programs: Arkansas, Cincinnati and Texas. In April 1993 he signed with Texas. In his first year with the Longhorns he started 13 games of 29 played, and ranked second on the team in assists per game (behind B. J. Tyler) and fourth in points per game with 12.3, playing a total of 824 minutes over 29 games (28.4 per game). In his senior season Anderson was named co-captain with Terrence Rencher and improved his averages to 7 assists and 20.3 points per game, ranking first on the team in assists and second in scoring (behind Rencher), playing a total of 1023 minutes (34.1 per game). On February 11, 1995 he tied a Texas record for most free throws in one half with 12 against Texas A&M. His 7 assists per game ranked him second in the SWC behind Nelson Haggerty of Baylor, and he led the nation in steals per game with 3.4 (101 total). At the end of the season he was a consensus First-team All-SWC selection, and he was named the team co-MVP together with Rencher. He finished his career at Texas as the 9th player of all-time for assists with a total of 362, and 8th for total steals with 165.